In Kalgoorlie’s north, away out in the scrub Where nobody’s shoulders you’re likely to rub On an old winding track one scarcely could see Well hidden by bush is an old cemetery. And those lonely old graves with headstones of white Would appear to be ghosts should you pass by at night. Here graves are […]
Michael Crennan – pioneer profile
I have recently been in correspondence with Elaine Hopper and Michael Crennan who have kindly allowed me to share the story about their relative, Michael Crennan. We originally came into contact through the Western Australian Virtual Miners Memorial web site, as Michael was the victim of a mining accident. Michael Crennan (Great Grandson) attended the […]
Paddington’s Old Cemetery – a verse
In Kalgoorlie’s north, away out in the scrub Where nobody’s shoulders you’re likely to rub On an old winding track one scarcely could see Well hidden by bush is an old cemetery. And those lonely old graves with headstones of white Would appear to be ghosts should you pass by at night. Here graves are […]
GUDARRA (Paddington)
Gudarra is a an abandoned Eastern Goldfields townsite located approximately 30kms north north west of Kalgoorlie. Gold was first discovered here in 1892, the place firstly being known as the ‘Sore Foot Rush’, a reference to the tired limping diggers who first arrived when the rush began. This was soon changed to Paddington, the reason […]